Miami airport evacuated when suspicious item found

MIAMI (AP) - Authorities say Miami International Airport has fully reopened after a passenger was detained and four of the six concourses evacuated when a screener spotted something suspicious in a checked bag.

A police bomb squad spent hours scouring the airport and passengers had to be evacuated from the complex last night. Officials say airport roads were closed down.

The airport fully reopened just after 4 o'clock this morning before the first scheduled morning departures, which signaled the start of the peak Labor Day weekend.

The Transportation Security Administration declined to identify the passenger and issued a terse statement that the screener spotted something suspicious in a checked bag about 9 o'clock last night. TSA says the passenger is in custody.

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